(August 30, 2010 at 5:58 pm)Scarface Wrote: So it's all about keeping their jobs and justifying their funding?
To an extent, there isn't enough funding to keep all scientists employed just so they can do routine science, it's a competitive industry that is absolutely depended on results - Unlucky for you is the reality that false-ideas don't yield productive results, so by your very own pointing out the competition you have underlined the necessity for scientists to produce results that are as accurate as possible - IE ones that can be turned into products or ideas that contribute in an active way to a given field.
A scientists reputation is based on the results they have obtained and their lack of egregious error, this is one of the most important factors of modern science, it makes it a very accurate, through, practical and result-driven field. If a science cannot at the least maintain these basic criteria their chances for getting the work they want in the field is greatly diminished.
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